Religion & International Affairs Grants

Recent Grants

2008

Council for America’s First Freedom, Richmond, VA—To create a website featuring educational materials related to the International Religious Freedom Act. A one-time grant of $25,000.

Georgetown University, Washington, DC—For an expanded program on religion, U.S. foreign policy and global development. A three-year grant of $600,000.

Institute for Global Engagement, Washington, DC—To help support a Review of Faith & International Affairs theme issue on “African-American Religious Groups and U.S. Policy in the Middle East/North Africa.” A one-time grant of $30,000.

Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media, St. Paul, MN— Renewed support for coverage of religion in international affairs through the public radio program Speaking of Faith. A one-year grant of $157,000.

Public Radio International, Minneapolis, MN—For coverage of religion and international affairs on The World. A two-year grant of $400,000.

University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA—To develop resources on religion in global civil society for international non-governmental humanitarian organizations. A three-year grant of $400,000.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC—For a visiting scholars program in religion and foreign affairs. A three-year grant of $335,000.

2007

America Abroad Media, Washington, DC—For public radio programming on religion and international affairs. A two-year grant of $320,000.

Camden Conference, Camden, ME—For a program entitled Religion as a Force in World Affairs. A one-time grant of $25,000.

Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC—Renewed support for a project to improve U.S. government engagement with religion in conflict-prone settings. A two-year grant of $400,000.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Chicago, IL—For a task force on religion and the making of U.S. foreign policy. A two-year grant of $375,000.

Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Thirteen\WNET New York , New York, NY—For enhanced coverage of foreign affairs on Religion & Ethics Newsweekly. A three-year grant of $500,000.

Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, CO—For a program on Religious Leaders and Conflict Management in Deeply Divided Societies. A three-year grant of $390,000.

Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA—For a project on Religion and Human Security. A two-year grant of $300,000.

International Center for Religion & Diplomacy , Washington, DC—For a project to analyze and recommend ways to deal with global religious conflict. A two-year grant of $350,000.

John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA—For a program on Religion and International Affairs: The Intersection of Policy and Scholarship. A two-year grant of $400,000.

MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT—For a program on Women, Religion and Globalization. A two-year grant of $400,000.

Religion Newswriters Foundation , Westerville, OH—To provide training and resources for journalists covering religion and international affairs. A two-year grant of $180,000.

University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA—For a workshop on religion and leadership training for non-profit, non-governmental international organizations. A one-year grant of $30,000.

2006

School of International & Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY - For a program on Religion, Toleration and Democracy in the World. A three-year grant of $380,000.

Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY - For a program on religion and foreign policy. A two-year grant of $375,000.

Emory University, Atlanta, GA - For a program on law, religion, and human rights in international perspective. A three-year grant of $480,000.

Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, DC - For a program on Religion, Foreign Policy and Global Development. A two-year grant of $350,000.

Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY - For a program on Religion, Media and International Relations. A three-year grant of $370,000.

Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - For a program on Religion, Humanitarianism and the World Order. A three-year grant of $360,000.

School of International Relations, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA - For a program on Religion, Identity and Global Governance. A three-year grant of $370,000.

2005

Boston University (Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs), Boston, MA - For a program to improve the U.S. policy community's awareness of the role of religion in world affairs. A three-year grant of $275,000.

Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC - For a project on the role of religion in conflict-prone settings. A one-year grant of $180,000.

Minnesota Public Radio (American Public Media), St. Paul, MN - For coverage of religion and international affairs through Speaking of Faith, a weekly public radio program. A three-year grant of $375,000.

Social Science Research Council, New York, NY - To strengthen scholarly and public attention to religion and international affairs. A three-year grant of $500,000.